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Outlook India - New Delhi, India, April 25, 2005 An opinion piece that takes a critical look at the antiquated Indian Penal Code Section 377, which criminalizes same sex behavior among consenting adults.

Times of India - Vadodara, India, April 22, 2005 Mapping of male sex workers in Gujarat is just one of the projects to be launched by the NGOs working for the rights of MSMs (men having sex with men) in Gujarat.

Bernama.com - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 21, 2005 Malaysia can help improve reproductive health care by allowing "free and available access" to contraceptives regardless of age and marital status, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) executive director Saira Shameem said.

Reuters - Geneva, Switzerland, April 19, 2005 39 metis who were members of the Blue Diamond Society were picked up in police raids in Kathmandu. They were held for more than two weeks in the Hanuman Dhoka police station, and denied adequate food or visitation rights.

Inquirer News Service - Manila, The Phillipines, April 17, 2005 An article exploring Filipino women artists who use stark imagery and symbolism to depict the various realities of women in the past and present.